Luanda vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Luanda	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1012	$621
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3516	$1508
🏠 One person rent	$496	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$1762	$409
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$305
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.7	$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1511	$611
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	19	16
😀 Quality of life	53	13
🏙️ Population	2.49M	344K

The cost of living in Luanda is 63% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 5424th and 7441st ($1012 vs $621) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Angola and Lesotho, respectively. Check Angola vs Lesotho comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Luanda compared to 1 months in Maseru. Luanda ranked 1st best city to live in Angola vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 6024th and 9104th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luanda vs Maseru

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	Luanda	Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.84	$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.9	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.9	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.64	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$125
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$63.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2330	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1341	$150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.5	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$133	$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	23.82%	8.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10449	$344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$5.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.37	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$6.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.88	$5.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.79	$5.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.58	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$4.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.98	$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.5	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.76	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.5	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.51	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$12.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.31	$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.8	$41
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$79.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$700	$46.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15041	$1063

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Cities near Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$863
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$788
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$821
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$844
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$676
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$645
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$671
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$812
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$569
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$577
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$523
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$519
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$520
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1120
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$580
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$876
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$522
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$634
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$934
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$731
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$976
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$668
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$850
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1011
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$828
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$900
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1121
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$900
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$742
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$777
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$975
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$747
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$811
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$482
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$741
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1265
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$655
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$961

Cities near Maseru

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
61 km or 38 mi	Mafeteng	$567
94 km or 58 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
125 km or 78 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
165 km or 103 mi	Welkom	$748
187 km or 116 mi	Kroonstad	$768
272 km or 169 mi	Kimberley	$814
280 km or 174 mi	Mthatha	$852
283 km or 176 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
286 km or 178 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
291 km or 181 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
292 km or 182 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
294 km or 182 mi	Komani	$915
296 km or 184 mi	Vereeniging	$672
341 km or 212 mi	Soweto	$923
348 km or 216 mi	Durban	$809
350 km or 217 mi	Johannesburg	$993
353 km or 219 mi	Springs	$678
357 km or 222 mi	Benoni	$785
361 km or 224 mi	Sandton	$953
361 km or 225 mi	Randburg	$837
366 km or 227 mi	Vryheid	$763
372 km or 231 mi	Bethal	$784
390 km or 242 mi	Centurion	$807
394 km or 245 mi	Bhisho	$1332
402 km or 250 mi	Pretoria	$906
406 km or 252 mi	Rustenburg	$889
410 km or 255 mi	East London	$766
412 km or 256 mi	Brits	$820
426 km or 264 mi	Mmabatho	$780
440 km or 274 mi	Middelburg	$795
453 km or 281 mi	Makhanda	$763
489 km or 304 mi	Lobatse	$665
491 km or 305 mi	Mbabane	$562
495 km or 307 mi	Manzini	$442
525 km or 326 mi	Kanye	$664
532 km or 330 mi	Uitenhage	$840
540 km or 336 mi	Gaborone	$691
547 km or 340 mi	Port Elizabeth	$901
580 km or 360 mi	Molepolole	$628